A good configuration for a 15-20k rig...?

Planning to buy a new rig....extremely tight on budget....:-(

What i dont want...
monitor,keyboard and mouse,ups...

What i want .....
a good configuration in range 15-20k...
CPU-amd or intel
Mobo-no idea
Ram-minimimum 4gb
HDD-1tb
PSU-no idea
GPU-no idea
Case-no idea

What would i be using pc for...
Some mech. engg. softwares like ANSYS,CATIA,SOLID WORKS,etc...
and of course a medium level gaming...

Max budget ....at most 21k....:shock:

I know it is difficult to find a good at this price,but please help me out guys...:|
 
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Small_town_boy

Broken In
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/pc-compon...new-pc-help-answer-these-questions-first.html

1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run?
Ans:as i said above for using design softwares like PRO-E,CATIA,ANSYS,SOLID WORKS....other usual multimedia apps....games,i would love to run them all but i know its too much....so basically i would like to run games like....ac2,ac3,fifa13,crysis,cod,black ops,ac revelations,mass effect 2,3....as everyone knows with some setttings toned down..

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans:21k

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans:No

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans:win7 or 8

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans:1tb

6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention which screen size and resolution do you want. If you already have a monitor and want to reuse it, again mention the size and resolution of monitor you have.
Ans:i have one...max res 1366*768...18.5inch

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:monitor,keyboard,mouse and ups...

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans:in about 2weeks

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans:no & will be done by an assembler

10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?
Ans:Hassan,Karnataka.....will be trying to buy locally....if the budget at local shop increases,then will think of buying some comp. online....

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:nothing....just tight on budget....:(....and hoping will get a good price to performance ratio from config....:)
 

draco21

Dragon...Dragon...Dragon.
go for trinity based pc....

a10 8-8.5K
ram 4 gb crosair value 1.5k
msi fm2 A55M E33mobo @ 3.7k
hdd toshiba 1tb @ 4.3k
large generic cabinet of local company @ 1k
Antec bp300 smps@ 1.8k

Total = in your budget
 

Cilus

laborare est orare
Here is my suggestion:-

Intel Pentium G645 @ 3.1K
Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H @ 4K
Corsair Value Series 1333 MHz CL9 DDR3 4GB X 1 @ 1.3K
Toshiba 7200 RPM 1 TB SATA HDD @ 4.1K
MSI HD 7770 1GB GDDR5 @ 7.8K

Total: 20.3K. For gaming purpose, this will serve you better and @ 768P resolution, HD 7770 can play most of the games with high settings.
 
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Small_town_boy

Broken In
go for trinity based pc....

a10 8-8.5K
ram 4 gb crosair value 1.5k
msi fm2 A55M E33mobo @ 3.7k
hdd toshiba 1tb @ 4.3k
large generic cabinet of local company @ 1k
Antec bp300 smps@ 1.8k

Total = in your budget

you mean this right...
then i belive i dont require a graphics card right...?and does it support crossfire(in case i buy a graphic card in future)
any intel+gfx card combo that gives same performance as 5800k...?
 

whitestar_999

Super Moderator
Staff member
^^the rig @cilus suggested is better for gaming.in my opinion buy A10 only if you don't plan on buying a graphics card.
 

draco21

Dragon...Dragon...Dragon.
Yes exactly....

i say trinity from my side... why??

1. better processor for the softwares you use
2. gpu good enough for gaminng at that resolution

but if you decide on g645 or sth like that then you will be sacrificing processing power which is important for those softwares And all this just for a bit better gaming
 
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Small_town_boy

Broken In
Here is my suggestion:-

Intel Pentium G645 @ 3.1K
Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H @ 4K
Corsair Value Series 1333 MHz CL9 DDR3 4GB X 1 @ 1.3K
Toshiba 7200 RPM 1 TB SATA HDD @ 4.1K
MSI HD 7770 1GB GDDR5 @ 7.8K

Total: 20.3K. For gaming purpose, this will serve you better and @ 768P resolution, HD 7770 can play most of the games with high settings.

PSU...?
g645~c2d or better ?
ram you mean this...?
Corsair DDR3 4 GB (1 x 4 GB) PC RAM (CMV4GX3M1A1333C9) - Corsair: Flipkart.com
 

tkin

Back to school!!
Here is my suggestion:-

Intel Pentium G645 @ 3.1K
Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H @ 4K
Corsair Value Series 1333 MHz CL9 DDR3 4GB X 1 @ 1.3K
Toshiba 7200 RPM 1 TB SATA HDD @ 4.1K
MSI HD 7770 1GB GDDR5 @ 7.8K

Total: 20.3K. For gaming purpose, this will serve you better and @ 768P resolution, HD 7770 can play most of the games with high settings.
Excellent rig, specially fitting that 7770 under 20k.
 

whitestar_999

Super Moderator
Staff member
intel pentium G645 is a dual core processor based on same architecture as core i 2xxx processors.it is faster than any core2duo & amd dual core athlon/phenom.
 

ASHISH65

Technomancer
Here is my suggestion:-

Intel Pentium G645 @ 3.1K
Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H @ 4K
Corsair Value Series 1333 MHz CL9 DDR3 4GB X 1 @ 1.3K
Toshiba 7200 RPM 1 TB SATA HDD @ 4.1K
MSI HD 7770 1GB GDDR5 @ 7.8K

Total: 20.3K. For gaming purpose, this will serve you better and @ 768P resolution, HD 7770 can play most of the games with high settings.

you missed big thing.corsair cx 430w psu - 2.5 k

I suggest get h61 d2h mobo at 3k as you will save 1k.b75 has usb 3 feature while d2h has usb 2 that's it.
 
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Small_town_boy

Broken In
thanks for the reply guys...:thumbs:
when it comes to processing power....which is better ....? 5800k or g645...?
as i said i want to run CATIA ,PRO-E in near future...so i want to be sure....

i am leaning towards 5800k as it is quad core....:confused:

so i have decided on two things
ram-4gb corsair value @1.3k
hdd-tosihba @7200rpm @4.1k

still confused...
cpu and psu and respective mobo...?

and does 5800k support crossfire...?

what about g645+hd 6670 1gb gddr5....? it will suite my budget along with the psu...what do you think guys....?
 

draco21

Dragon...Dragon...Dragon.
For softwares a10 is much more capable (almost equivalent to i3)

so get it eyes closed

for mobo and psu, i have already suggested...

For softwares a10 is much more capable (almost equivalent to i3)

so get it eyes closed

for mobo and psu, i have already suggested...
 

ASHISH65

Technomancer
get this:

Intel i3 3220 - rs 7000
Gigabyte h61 d2h or s2p - rs 3000
Wd or tosiba 1tb hd - rs 4100
Sapphire hd 6670 1gb ddr5 - rs 5400
Corsair\g skill\transend 4gb ddr3 - rs 1200

Total - rs 20,700

Believe me this is best for your needs

with hd 6670 ddr5 you will able to play games at med-high settings(with AA and vsync to off)but mostly on high settings at 720res

It BEATS A10 5800k in all aspects

i3 has hyper threating means it will act like quad core and speed up multitasking and also hd 6670 is faster than apu hd 7660d

hd 6670 ddr5 > hd 7660d
 

draco21

Dragon...Dragon...Dragon.
Add to that a cabby (1k) and smps (2k).....

i think it will go off budget but if op can manage then this is better....

Add to that a cabby (1k) and smps (2k).....

i think it will go off budget but if op can manage then this is better....
 

bestpain

good advicer
this is best:

amd fx 4100 at 6k
ASUS M5A78L-M LX V2 Motherboard at 2.7k
4 gb ram 1333 ddr3 at 1400
Sapphire hd 6670 1gb ddr5 - rs 5400
wd 500 gb hdd at 3400
corsair 430watt at 2500

total rs 21400 or less ,bang for buck....this is a very known configuration outside india
 

draco21

Dragon...Dragon...Dragon.
Fx 4100??

a10 is much better in terms of cpu ( phenom II is better too..)
also igp is better than 6670

Fx 4100?

a10 is much better in terms of cpu ( phenom II is better too..)
also igp is better than 6670
 
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